The information presented here is derived from a database of all 10,586 GP surgeries in England and the point location of those which could be accurately geo-referenced. It shows the position of the main surgery site of the GP Practice and any branch surgeries, which were operating in December 2006. Other health services such as those offered by mobile health professionals, NHS 'Walk In ' centres and home visits are not covered. Therefore, this dataset should be viewed as a part of a wider provision of primary care health services.

It should also be noted that patients might choose to register with their preferred GP and GP Practice, which may or may not be the one that is closest to their home address. GPs also have discretion over which patients are registered with them.

The data form a subset of information collected from a database of all public health service establishments in England. This was the best data source available for the location of primary care services, in December 2006. This is maintained by NHS Connecting for Health (formerly National Health Service Information Authority, NHSIA). This does NOT include data from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which are maintained by their own teams.

Doctor Bob says "Look after your health in Raynes Park, and it will look after you!"